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Quick Glance: USA and China Establish Working Groups to Stabilize Relations
- Working groups created to address economic and financial challenges by the USA and China
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will oversee the groups
- The groups will serve as important forums for exchanging interests and concerns, and promoting healthy economic competition
- The financial working group will focus on regulatory and financial stability issues

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Quick Glance: Yellen warns against government shutdown, sees no signs of economic downturn
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns against a government shutdown and sees no signs of an economic downturn.
- Yellen emphasizes that the US labor market is strong and inflation is decreasing.
- The central bank's actions are affecting the housing market, but consumer spending remains strong.

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Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies in the U.S.

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Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reiterated his request for greater US market ...

Vietnam PM Asks Janet Yellen for Better US Market Access on UNGA Sidelines

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday whether Washington would show ...

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Historian Timothy Snyder said Ukrainians have shown what 3% of the US military ...

Ukraine has provided the first "audit in practice" of the US Defense Department

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U.S. Treasury official Brent Neiman visited Hong Kong on Thursday, the highest ranking ...

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will head to the United Nations General Assembly in New York ...

Yellen Heads to UN General Assembly With Focus on Climate Fight

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Janet Yellen signaled her support for a plan to tax profits made on frozen Russian assets ...

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Yellen upbeat on US economy, says Bidenomics is driving investment, job growth
Quick Glance: Yellen optimistic about US economy, Bidenomics driving investment and job growth
- Yellen praises positive impact of Biden's policies on job growth and competitiveness
- Biden and his cabinet are focused on promoting long-term growth and resilience to future shocks
- Yellen acknowledges potential risks such as China's slowing growth, Russia's war in Ukraine, and climate change

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Yellen's Las Vegas stop shows Bidenomics can be a tough sell
Quick Glance: Yellen's Las Vegas Appearance Highlights Challenges of Bidenomics
- Americans like Hargrove are experiencing the benefits, but it remains uncertain if this approach will secure the votes Biden needs in 2024.
- Yellen addressed the persistently low polling numbers for Biden and his handling of the economy, stating that a large and growing share of Americans feel good about their personal situation, despite giving the overall economy negative ratings.
- Harrison believes the administration is not doing enough to engage with swing states like this one.
- She plans to vote for Biden again.

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Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
Quick Glance: Historic Credit Rating Downgrade Causes Stocks to Fall
- US markets fell on Wednesday following the downgrade of US debt from AAA to AA+ by Fitch.
- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called Fitch's downgrade of US debt "ridiculous".
- Janet Yellen criticizes Fitch's downgrade of US debt.
- Fitch's downgrade is unlikely to impact the status of Treasuries as a safe asset.

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Fitch's US credit-score downgrade is no economic disaster
Quick Glance: US credit rating downgraded to AA+
- Fitch, an independent agency, lowered the credit rating from AAA to AA+.
- Fitch observed a consistent decline in governance over the past 20 years.
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized the downgrade as "arbitrary".
- Yellen expressed "strong" disagreement with Fitch's decision.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will highlight the U.S. economy's continuing ...

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Major improvements to online tools could speed refunds by four weeks for American who ...

IRS expects faster refunds in 2024 for people who stop using paper
Quick Glance: IRS to Expedite Refunds for Millions of Taxpayers
- The Paperless Processing Initiative aims to reduce the millions of paper documents the IRS receives annually.
- By next year’s filing season, taxpayers will be able to digitally file all correspondence, non-tax forms, and responses to notices.
- This will improve IRS service by eliminating errors from manually inputting data from paper returns, speeding up processing, and delivering refunds four weeks sooner.
- Additionally, 150 of the most used non-tax forms will be available in digital, mobile-friendly formats, and up to 1 billion historical documents will be digitized, providing taxpayers access to their data and saving approximately $40 million in storage costs annually.
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The Internal Revenue Service will allow most taxpayers to go paperless by 2025 ...

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IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers to protect worker safety and combat scammers
Quick Glance: US IRS ends unannounced visits to taxpayers
- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ending its policy of unannounced visits to taxpayers by agency revenue officers.
- The change aims to reduce public confusion and enhance safety measures for taxpayers and employees.
- There will still be a few situations where unannounced visits will occur, such as in service of summonses and seizures.

Just a week after her visit to China, US Treasury Secretary Janet ...

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Yellen to push for debt restructuring process for low-income nations
Quick Glance: Yellen eager to collaborate with China on debt and global challenges
- Yellen expresses eagerness to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries.
- Multilateral development banks need reforms before considering capital increases.
- Yellen emphasizes the importance of the G20 meeting and urges the participation of all bilateral official creditors in pending debt restructurings.
- The United States remains committed to implementing the global minimum tax deal, despite the lack of action by the U.S. Congress.

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Treasury secretary Yellen says it would be ‘premature’ to ease tariffs on Chinese goods

US officials downplay hopes of end to restrictions on China trade
Quick Glance: US officials dampen hopes of ending China trade restrictions
- Treasury Secretary Yellen says it would be 'premature' to ease tariffs on Chinese goods.
- Top Biden administration officials dimmed hopes of an immediate easing of tariffs against China on Sunday while signaling potential for a more constructive relationship with Beijing.
- Speaking ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in India, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed eagerness to work closely with China on areas of 'mutual concern' following a recent four-day trip that she said improved the relationship.
- However, during a press conference, Yellen emphasized that while it would be useful to find ways to de-escalate tensions over time, it is 'premature' to relax trade restrictions.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the strong but cooling labor ...

Strong but cooling labor market key factor in slowing US inflation, Treasury secretary says

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Quick Glance: Janet Yellen: US-China Talks a 'Step Forward'
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
- Talks on various issues, including climate change, were 'substantive and productive'.
- Yellen emphasizes the importance of a dynamic and healthy global economy that is open, free, and fair.
- The US will take action against China's 'unfair economic practices'.

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Janet Yellen Calls for Accelerating Debt Relief for Poor Nations

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s concerns reflected continuing tensions between the two countries.

Janet Yellen Criticizes China’s Treatment of U.S. Companies
Quick Glance: Yellen's Visit to China Aims to Improve Relations
- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.
- Yellen aims to deepen communication between the economically linked but increasingly adversarial countries.
- She will address China's unfair practices, including recent punitive actions against US firms and market access barriers.
- Yellen's trip follows a meeting between US Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they agreed to prevent the rivalry from escalating into conflict.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opened her trip to Beijing with criticizing Chinese ...

Yellen opens Beijing trip by criticizing China on treatment of US companies

China starts to push back against ever-tightening export restrictions around semiconductors.

The US-China chip war is still escalating
Quick Glance: The World China Desires: Shaping Chinese Ambitions Through Power
- Chinese power today is a versatile, dynamic force formed by authoritarianism, consumerism, global ambitions, and technology.
- Chinese leaders aim to go beyond consolidating their rule domestically.
- Xi's China has combined international ambitions with economic, military, and technological power to achieve a truly global reach, from port facilities in Athens to a naval base in Djibouti and the global rollout of 5G technology.
- How Chinese leaders present their vision of China's power and position in the world does not necessarily reflect how it will be perceived by outsiders.

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